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Press release:
Madrid, Spain –December 15, 2022.
The Madrid-based (Spain) independent development studio Mad Cream Games today announced with great delight and excitement that their art-themed interactive linear VN “Painting Werther“, is coming to PC (Windows, Mac, and Linux) via digital stores (Steam, Humble Store, and Itch.io ) in Q1 2023. Future versions for Android and iOS are also planned.

“Painting Werther” is the adaptation of The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen Werthers in German) written by Johann Wolfgang Goethe in 1774.

(Die Leiden desjungenWerthers in German) written by Johann Wolfgang Goethe in 1774.

The original book tells the story of Werther, a man who falls in love with Charlotte, a woman who is engaged to another man, Albert. Werther ends up committing suicide to free himself from not being corresponded.

When Painting Werther was published in 1774, it romanticized the idea of committing suicide and dying for love. It’s the first best-seller in German and it became one of the favourite works of Napoleon.

Painting Werther will last more than 4 hours, and it will contain more than 150 authors and 500 paintings, all of which are in the public domain.

The game will also include more than 2 hours of modified classical music –the OST will also be launched on Steam.

Currently, a downloadable demo version of Painting Werther is available on Steam containing 4 different scenes which last between 5-10 minutes in total.

Features:

It brings passion to a colorless world.

Paint like the greatest masters of old.

Pick flowers to your unrequited love.

An overloading artistic experience.

It contains more than 150 authors and 500 paintings.

More than 2 hours of modified classical music.

About Mad Cream Games
Mad Cream Games is a family studio in Spain experimenting with new game concepts.The development team is made of up to four family members:

Inés Burgos Pía, mother and Art Director. She has been working as a professional illustrator for more than thirty years and has been nominated as the best Spanish illustrator.

Nicolás Pastore Burgos, brother and Music Composer. Graduate in Video Game Development and currently studying Psychology, both at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has been working for ten years as a percussionist and he is currently a member of the Orchestra of the Creative Music Schools Network of Madrid and of the band Corral de los Quietos.

Agustín Pastore Burgos, brother and Developer and Animator. Graduate in IT Engineering and Pedagogy, both at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Author of a children’s book.

Lucina Burgos, cousin and Official English Translator.

Their first title, Pink Gum, released back in 2020, was also an artistic project with hand-made pictures created in-house. The game was awarded with an honorable mention at the Independent Game Festival and it was nominated at the Indie Games Malaga in 2021.